- I'm gonna star talking about pull-offs right now.…We've already discussed pull-offs in the beginning section…but I just wanted to get into pull-offs in…a little more depth.…I'll be repeating a little bit of the material…that you've already covered but I wanted to…just get into some new areas…with some Etudes, some little musical examples…that feature pull-offs.…So just to begin…and you should be doing this with a metronome.…Were gonna do pull-offs on the first string,…second, third and fourth strings…and why don't we do this,…just pull-off of the ring for the first string…and just pull down like this so you have a nice snap.…

And then pull-off with the index on the second string.…And get under the string so it really snaps.…And do the same with the middle finger on the third string.…Get under it so it snaps.…I'm pulling down with all of these,…in real life I might push-up sometimes…but for this exercise I'm pulling down for everything.…Then for the fourth string.…Like that.…So lets just try that.…

And you can use any right hand finger you want.…

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Learn how to play banjo with United States Artists Friends Fellow and multi-Grammy nominee Tony Trischka. For more than 35 years, Tony has inspired and instructed countless bluegrass and acoustic musicians. Learn at your own pace from the comfort of your home, or anywhere else you can carry your instrument and your learning device. This 4-part definitive video library includes hundreds of banjo lessons and performances, plus banjo tabs, backing tracks, and other study materials. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, Part 2 teaches you how to play more carefully, with increased speed and mastery, and use hammer-ons and pull-offs to play specific note combinations in a smooth and connected way. Tony introduces some exercises to help you correct your posture and train your ear, as well as variations of popular banjo tunes such as "John Hardy" and "Down in the Valley."

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